- sweeper sweep·er n
- ['swiːpə(r)]
1) (worker) spazzino (-a)2) (machine) spazzatrice f3) Brit Ftbl libero
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Sweeper — Sweep er, n. One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper. [1913 Webster] It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy. Huxley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweep — Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweep — Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweep net — Sweep Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweep of the tiller — Sweep Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweep — may refer to any of the following:Cleaning * Chimney sweep * Street sweeper * To clean using a broom or brushBoating* A kind of oar used for guiding bateaus and similar boats * In sport rowing, a boat that has only one oar per rowerports* Sweep… … Wikipedia
sweep — [swēp] vt. swept, sweeping [ME swepen, akin to (or ? altered <) OE swapan: see SWOOP] 1. to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement … English World dictionary
sweep — (v.) c.1300, perhaps from a past tense form of M.E. swope sweep, from O.E. swapan to sweep (transitive & intransitive); see SWOOP (Cf. swoop). The noun meaning range, extent is attested from 1679; in ref. to police or military actions, it is… … Etymology dictionary
sweeper — sweep|er [ˈswi:pə US ər] n 1.) someone or something that sweeps ▪ a road sweeper 2.) BrE a football player who plays in a position behind other defending players … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweeper — sweep|er [ swipər ] noun count 1. ) a player on a soccer team who plays behind the players in defense 2. ) a person or machine that sweeps a place clean, especially a street: I eventually got a job as a road sweeper … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweeper — sweep•er [[t]ˈswi pər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that sweeps 2) carpet sweeper 3) a janitor • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
